"Heroic Measures" by Jill Ciment
Posted: 18 Sep 2009, 09:43
Heroic measures is one of those novels that writers will love. It reminds us what a true artist of the craft can do in taking a seemingly trivial and peripheral story and make uas actually care about it. This story centers around an elderly couple in New York City, attempting to sell their apartment amidst the personal crisis of their dachshund's pending surgery and the city-wide crisis of a possible terrorist attack in the Midtown tunnel. By all logic, this novel should have been dry and spiritless and left the reader feeling completely unsatisfied with its somewhat abrupt conclusion. However, Jill Ciment makes us care. She makes us involved and invested in this peak into the life of a couple which spans a mere weekend. (Complete review available at whatrefuge.blogspot) 